BBC · Jan 26, 2025
Fans say football regulator needs to be effective
PA Media Front entrance to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland with the club's logo on the wall above and the words Stadium of Light written in gold lettering below that. Fans - deliberately blurred by the camera to show motion - are in the foreground. Football fans and experts across the North East of England and Cumbria say they broadly support the idea of an independent regulator for the national game, as long as it would be effective.
The Football Governance Bill is currently making its way through the House of Lords and will then be debated by MPs in the Commons.
The government says the new law would protect clubs, fans and the future of the game.